How to create a file

Here, we create a Jupyter notebook file.

Note: You cannot create files in the parent home directory.

Using the terminal

1. Open the terminal and type:

     cd /home/<username>
   

2. Create the file.

     touch filename.ipynb
   

Using the UI

1. Go to your /home/<username> directory. Refer to: How to navigate to a different directory.

   Note: You must be in the /home/<username> directory to create a file.

2. As shown in Fig. 1 in red, there are two possible ways to create a file:
   • METHOD 1: Click on the Python icon in the Launcher. If you don’t have a kernel, choose the icon with the default kernel, e.g., Python 3 (ipykernel). Otherwise, Install a Jupyter kernel.
   • METHOD 2: Go to File -> New -> Notebook.

   

   Fig. 1.

3. If you consider METHOD 2, a box opens for you to choose a kernel. If you don’t have one, choose the default kernel Python 3 (ipykernel) and click on Select. Refer to Fig. 2.

   

   Fig. 2.

4. The file Untitled1.ipynb is created. Now you can write your code. Refer to Fig. 3.

   

   Fig. 3.

5. To save the file, go to File -> Save Notebook. Refer to Fig. 4.

   

   Fig. 4.

6. A box opens for you to rename the file. Choose a name and click on Rename. Refer to Fig. 5.

   

   Fig. 5.